Watermelon Festival in Palm City

Scenes from the inaugural Watermelon Festival Saturday at D&D Family Farms in Palm City. The event — featuring a petting zoo, gem mining, corn cannon, watermelon-eating contest, train rides and more — continues from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sunday. D&D Family Farms is located at 5059 SW Citrus Blvd. For more information, visit http://www.danddfamilyfarms.com.

Kendall Thompson, 9, gestures while competing in the Watermelon Eating Contest Saturday at D&D Family Farms in Palm City. Thompson competed against her sister Amber (11), winner Camryn Hochfeld (11) and Brock Nesselhauf (8) at the inaugural Watermelon Festival, which owner Dean Bruschi said is designed in part as a way for the farms to stay open year-round. While the farm in previous years would have closed by the end of June and reopened in the fall, "now we're only closed two days (Christmas and Thanksgiving) of the year," he said. The festival continues from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday.

Scenes from the inaugural Watermelon Festival Saturday at D&D Family Farms in Palm City. The event â featuring a petting zoo, gem mining, corn cannon, watermelon-eating contest, train rides and more â continues from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sunday. D&D Family Farms is located at 5059 SW Citrus Blvd. For more information, visit http://www.danddfamilyfarms.com.

Scenes from the inaugural Watermelon Festival Saturday at D&D Family Farms in Palm City. The event â featuring a petting zoo, gem mining, corn cannon, watermelon-eating contest, train rides and more â continues from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sunday. D&D Family Farms is located at 5059 SW Citrus Blvd. For more information, visit http://www.danddfamilyfarms.com.

Scenes from the inaugural Watermelon Festival Saturday at D&D Family Farms in Palm City. The event â featuring a petting zoo, gem mining, corn cannon, watermelon-eating contest, train rides and more â continues from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sunday. D&D Family Farms is located at 5059 SW Citrus Blvd. For more information, visit http://www.danddfamilyfarms.com.

Scenes from the inaugural Watermelon Festival Saturday at D&D Family Farms in Palm City. The event â featuring a petting zoo, gem mining, corn cannon, watermelon-eating contest, train rides and more â continues from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sunday. D&D Family Farms is located at 5059 SW Citrus Blvd. For more information, visit http://www.danddfamilyfarms.com.

Scenes from the inaugural Watermelon Festival Saturday at D&D Family Farms in Palm City. The event â featuring a petting zoo, gem mining, corn cannon, watermelon-eating contest, train rides and more â continues from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sunday. D&D Family Farms is located at 5059 SW Citrus Blvd. For more information, visit http://www.danddfamilyfarms.com.

Aly Recor, 3, feeds the animals in the petting zoo Saturday while attending the inaugural Watermelon Festival at D & D Family Farms in Palm City with her parents, Rob and Jacey Recor, all of Port St. Lucie. The event â featuring a petting zoo, gem mining, corn cannon, watermelon-eating contest, train rides and more â continues from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sunday. D&D Family Farms is located at 5059 SW Citrus Blvd. For more information, visit http://www.danddfamilyfarms.com.

Scenes from the inaugural Watermelon Festival Saturday at D&D Family Farms in Palm City. The event â featuring a petting zoo, gem mining, corn cannon, watermelon-eating contest, train rides and more â continues from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sunday. D&D Family Farms is located at 5059 SW Citrus Blvd. For more information, visit http://www.danddfamilyfarms.com.

Scenes from the inaugural Watermelon Festival Saturday at D&D Family Farms in Palm City. The event ? featuring a petting zoo, gem mining, corn cannon, watermelon-eating contest, train rides and more ? continues from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sunday. D&D Family Farms is located at 5059 SW Citrus Blvd. For more information, visit http://www.danddfamilyfarms.com.

Scenes from the inaugural Watermelon Festival Saturday at D&D Family Farms in Palm City. The event Ñ featuring a petting zoo, gem mining, corn cannon, watermelon-eating contest, train rides and more Ñ continues from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sunday. D&D Family Farms is located at 5059 SW Citrus Blvd. For more information, visit http://www.danddfamilyfarms.com.

Scenes from the inaugural Watermelon Festival Saturday at D&D Family Farms in Palm City. The event â featuring a petting zoo, gem mining, corn cannon, watermelon-eating contest, train rides and more â continues from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sunday. D&D Family Farms is located at 5059 SW Citrus Blvd. For more information, visit http://www.danddfamilyfarms.com.

Scenes from the inaugural Watermelon Festival Saturday at D&D Family Farms in Palm City. The event Ñ featuring a petting zoo, gem mining, corn cannon, watermelon-eating contest, train rides and more Ñ continues from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sunday. D&D Family Farms is located at 5059 SW Citrus Blvd. For more information, visit http://www.danddfamilyfarms.com.

Ryder LaBar, 2, feeds a pair of goats at the petting zoo Saturday at D & D Family Farms in Palm City while his mother Diane and father Brandon watch. The Jupiter family attended the inaugural Watermelon Festival at the farm. The event Ñ featuring a petting zoo, gem mining, corn cannon, watermelon-eating contest, train rides and more Ñ continues from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sunday. D&D Family Farms is located at 5059 SW Citrus Blvd. For more information, visit http://www.danddfamilyfarms.com.

Ryder LaBar, 2, feeds a pair of goats at the petting zoo Saturday at D & D Family Farms in Palm City while his mother Diane and father Brandon watch. The Jupiter family attended the inaugural Watermelon Festival at the farm. The event â featuring a petting zoo, gem mining, corn cannon, watermelon-eating contest, train rides and more â continues from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sunday. D&D Family Farms is located at 5059 SW Citrus Blvd. For more information, visit http://www.danddfamilyfarms.com.

Scenes from the inaugural Watermelon Festival Saturday at D&D Family Farms in Palm City. The event â featuring a petting zoo, gem mining, corn cannon, watermelon-eating contest, train rides and more â continues from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sunday. D&D Family Farms is located at 5059 SW Citrus Blvd. For more information, visit http://www.danddfamilyfarms.com.

Scenes from the inaugural Watermelon Festival Saturday at D&D Family Farms in Palm City. The event â featuring a petting zoo, gem mining, corn cannon, watermelon-eating contest, train rides and more â continues from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sunday. D&D Family Farms is located at 5059 SW Citrus Blvd. For more information, visit http://www.danddfamilyfarms.com.

Scenes from the inaugural Watermelon Festival Saturday at D&D Family Farms in Palm City. The event â featuring a petting zoo, gem mining, corn cannon, watermelon-eating contest, train rides and more â continues from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sunday. D&D Family Farms is located at 5059 SW Citrus Blvd. For more information, visit http://www.danddfamilyfarms.com.

Scenes from the inaugural Watermelon Festival Saturday at D&D Family Farms in Palm City. The event â featuring a petting zoo, gem mining, corn cannon, watermelon-eating contest, train rides and more â continues from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sunday. D&D Family Farms is located at 5059 SW Citrus Blvd. For more information, visit http://www.danddfamilyfarms.com.

Scenes from the inaugural Watermelon Festival Saturday at D&D Family Farms in Palm City. The event â featuring a petting zoo, gem mining, corn cannon, watermelon-eating contest, train rides and more â continues from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sunday. D&D Family Farms is located at 5059 SW Citrus Blvd. For more information, visit http://www.danddfamilyfarms.com.

Scenes from the inaugural Watermelon Festival Saturday at D&D Family Farms in Palm City. The event Ñ featuring a petting zoo, gem mining, corn cannon, watermelon-eating contest, train rides and more Ñ continues from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sunday. D&D Family Farms is located at 5059 SW Citrus Blvd. For more information, visit http://www.danddfamilyfarms.com.

Camryn Hochfeld, 11, competes in the Watermelon Eating Contest Saturday at the inaugural Watermelon Festival at D & D Family Farms in Palm City. Hochfeld won the competition. The event Ñ featuring a petting zoo, gem mining, corn cannon, watermelon-eating contest, train rides and more Ñ continues from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sunday. D&D Family Farms is located at 5059 SW Citrus Blvd. For more information, visit http://www.danddfamilyfarms.com.